Published: 2025-02-17

Physical Impairment or Disability?

Three Cases of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip from Grote Kerk, Alkmaar, the Netherlands (A.D. 1716–1830)

Meghan D. Langlois, Megan B. Brickley

163–181

Abstract

Disability is part of the human experience, yet until recently, the lived experiences of individuals affected by physical impairment have been...

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Forgotten Children

The Fetal and Infant Skeletal Remains of the W. D. Trotter Anatomy Museum, New Zealand

Megan Southorn, Siân E. Halcrow, Stephie R. Lončar, Emma L. Sudron, Chris Smith, D. Gareth Jones

182–215

Abstract

Fetal and infant skeletal remains in anatomical collections remain an underutilized yet important source of information on the interactions of...

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Exploring the Evolution of Trypanosoma cruzi and the Emergence of Chagas Disease in the Context of Environmental Change

Applying the Stockholm Paradigm to Archaeoparasitology (Part I)

Aida R. Barbera, Daniel R. Brooks, T. Michael Fink, Karl J. Reinhard

216–230

Abstract

The Stockholm Paradigm is an evolutionary synthesis that explains the emergence of novel pathogens in the context of environmental disturbances....

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Documenting the Presence of Chagas Disease in Prehistoric North America

Applying the Stockholm Paradigm to Archaeoparasitology (Part II)

Karl J. Reinhard, Daniel R. Brooks, Aida R. Barbera, T. Michael Fink

231–247

Abstract

The DAMA protocol (Document, Assess, Monitor, Act) is the applied aspect of the Stockholm Paradigm. Evidence from archaeology and history of...

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Desert Dust and City Smoke

Investigating the Impact of Urbanization and Aridification on the Prevalence of Pulmonary/ Pleural Inflammation in the Middle Nile Valley (2500 B.C. to 1500 A.D.)

Anna M. Davies-Barrett, Daniel Antoine, Charlotte A. Roberts

248–269

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of urbanization and aridification on prevalence rates of lower respiratory tract disease in archaeological...

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Resilience and Climate Instability at the Beginning of the Middle Horizon (550–800 A.D.)

An Analysis of Violent Trauma in Huaca 20 (Peruvian Central Coast)

Maricarmen Vega, Ana Cecilia Mauricio

270–292

Abstract

This article presents a study of the relationship between violence and climate stress in the Lima culture, a pre-Hispanic society of the...

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